GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| calculated | apt |
| whittle | a large knife |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |